Buggy-axle



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L. M. PRESNALL.

BUGGY AXLE.

No. 589,480. Patented Sept. 7, 1.897.

INVENTOR UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LINDIEY M. PRESNALIJ, OF IIAZELTON, KANSAS.

BUe'GY-AXLE.

SPEGIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,480, dated September'7, 1897.

Application led March 6, 1897. Serial No. 626,249. (No model.)

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IBe it known that I, IJINDLEY M. PRESNALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hazelton, in the county of Barber and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBuggy-Axles; and I do hereby d eclare the following' to bea f ull,clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain improvemen ts in axles designed for usein connection with vehicles of various characters, the obj ect being toprovide an axle which will permit of each wheel revolving independent ofthe other, which is simple, durable, and inexpensive in construction,which will prevent any looseness of the wheels, which frequently occursto the wheels andaxles at present used, and which also provides meanswhereby the parts can lbe lubricated without the necessity of removingthe wheels.

To these ends my invention comprises certain novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts whereby the above and otherimportant advantages are gained, as will be hereinafter described, andspeciiically defined in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a verticallongitudinal section of an axle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is aninverted plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation thereof on anenlarged scale, and Fig. 4t is a detail perspective view of one of thespindles and its outer bearing.

Similar reference-numerals indicate correl sponding parts in all guresof the drawings.

l represents the axle-cap, which in outward appearance and designresembles the ordinary cap now in use, but in this instance I prefer toconstruct it of steel or iron.

The cap l upon the under side is made hollow at each end, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2, and these hollowed ends are designed to receive withinthem the spindles 2, whose inner ends are journaled in the solidintermediate portion 3 of the cap.

The outer ends of the spindles are supported in bearings 4, which areadapted to t within the hollow ends of the cap l, the said bear ingsbeing provided with laterally-proj ectin g perforated ears or lugs,which receive therein the threaded extremities of the usual axleclip 5.

The spindles are enlarged near their outer ends to form shoulders 6,which. normally lie adjacent to the inner faces of the bearings 4, whichwill serve to prevent outward move ment of the spindle, while theextreme inner ends of the spindles are reduced a portion of their lengthto form shoulders, which bear against the ends of the central solidportion of the axle-cap, and thus prevent any inward movementof thespindles.

The outer extremities of the spindles are reduced to form shoulders 7,against which the inner ends of the hubs of the wheels will bear, andthese reduced ends are further provided with grooves or keyways 8, whichare designed to receive keys or wedges 8a, which enter therein, andcorresponding keyways or grooves 9 in the bore of the boxing of the hub,thus effectually locking them, so that both will revolve together.

I contemplate threading the extreme outer ends of the axles for thepurpose of receiving upon them suitable nuts l0, which, althoughperforming no especial function, will serve to give to the axle everyappearance of the ordinary ones now in use.

Suitable oil-holes ll are provided in the axle-cap, being so arranged asto supply a lubricant to those parts need ing it, and in practice Iarrange suitable covers or caps to close these oil-openings in orderthat all dust, sand,

or other grit may be excluded therefrom.

It will thus be seen that my invention provides an axle which isparticularly well adapted for the purposes for which it is intended,which is simple in construction, which prevents all possibility of wearin the hub-boxing, which will give greater trueness to the wheels intheir revolutions, and will obviate the necessity of supplying new studsat intervals when the old ones have become Worn.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

An axle for vehicles comprising an axle-cap having a central solidportion and outer hollow ends open at the under side, bearings locatedin the outer portions of the said hollow ends of the cap and having,`ears extending` from the bases thereof, Clips surrounding the saidhollow ends ol' the cap and having their lower portions secured in thesaidv ears, and 5 spindles mounted in said hollow portions of the capand having the inner ends thereof ro tatably mounted in the solidportion of the Cap and the outer parts movable in the said bearings, andwheels ixed to the outer ends of said spindles, substantially as and forthe Io purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this speeiiea'tion in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

LNDLEY M. PRESNALL.

XVitnesses:

J. W. IIERRINGTON, F. F. SEVERANCE.

